Essence Atkins
Essence Uhura Atkins (born February 7, 1972) is an American actress. She is best known for the roles of Dee Dee Thorne on the UPN sitcom Half & Half and as Yvette Henderson on the The WB sitcom Smart Guy. She is currently starring in the TV series Are We There Yet? as Suzanne Kingston-Persons. Description above from the Wikipedia article Essence Atkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for (70 titles)
movieAngie's Cure
2022 · ★ 10.0
movieLight Girls
2015 · ★ 10.0
movieFrom This Day Forward
2012 · ★ 10.0
movieQueens of Christmas
2024 · ★ 10.0
tvGabrielle Union: My Journey to 50
2023 · ★ 10.0
movieSame Difference
2019 · ★ 9.5
tvHouse
2004 · ★ 8.6
movieMy Other Mother
2014 · ★ 8.5
tvHalf & Half
2002 · ★ 8.3
tvCurb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · ★ 8.1
tvFamily Reunion
2019 · ★ 8.0
tvFirst Wives Club
2019 · ★ 8.0
tvSmart Guy
1997 · ★ 7.9
tvSabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 · ★ 7.8
movieOne Night Stay
2024 · ★ 7.7
movieHe Wasn't Man Enough
2025 · ★ 7.7
tvMalibu Shores
1996 · ★ 7.7
movieLove Song
2000 · ★ 7.6
movieCoins for Love
2020 · ★ 7.6
tvAmbitions
2019 · ★ 7.3
tvThe Wayans Bros.
1995 · ★ 7.2
tvThe Company You Keep
2023 · ★ 7.2
tvMADtv
1995 · ★ 7.1
tvThe Parent 'Hood
1995 · ★ 7.1
tvA Black Lady Sketch Show
2019 · ★ 7.1
tvSaved by the Bell: The College Years
1993 · ★ 7.0
tvThe Cosby Show
1984 · ★ 7.0
tvThe Class
2006 · ★ 6.9
tvMoesha
1996 · ★ 6.9
tvThe John Larroquette Show
1993 · ★ 6.9
tvFamily Matters
1989 · ★ 6.8
tvHere and Now
1992 · ★ 6.7
tvMarlon
2017 · ★ 6.7
movieDeliver Us from Eva
2003 · ★ 6.5
tvAre We There Yet?
2010 · ★ 6.5
moviePreacher's Kid
2010 · ★ 6.4
movieHow High
2001 · ★ 6.4
movieCoins Forever
2021 · ★ 6.3
movieThe Noel Diary
2022 · ★ 6.3
movieA Haunted House 2
2014 · ★ 6.2
movieDysfunctional Friends
2012 · ★ 6.1
tvCarol's Second Act
2019 · ★ 6.1
movieLove for Sale
2008 · ★ 6.0
movieGirlfriends Getaway 2
2015 · ★ 6.0
movieSunday in Paris
1991 · ★ 6.0
movieNikita Blues
2001 · ★ 6.0
movieA Haunted House
2013 · ★ 6.0
movieToni Braxton’s Breathe Again
2026 · ★ 5.8
movieGirlfriends' Getaway
2014 · ★ 5.7
tvThe Great Indoors
2016 · ★ 5.7
movieCoins for Christmas
2018 · ★ 5.5
tvPoppa's House
2024 · ★ 5.5
tvAfter Midnight
2024 · ★ 5.5
tvLife, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
2026 · ★ 5.5
movieN-Secure
2010 · ★ 5.4
movieAct Like You Love Me
2013 · ★ 5.4
movieMy Sister's Wedding
2013 · ★ 5.3
movieLove and Other Four Letter Words
2007 · ★ 5.3
movieBattle Scars
2017 · ★ 5.2
movieDance Flick
2009 · ★ 5.0